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Russ Fulcher
Top priorities
- Secure the border and reduce illegal immigration
- Protect Second Amendment rights and Idaho's natural resources, including its dams
- Advance fiscal responsibility and limited government
Per the campaign site.
About Russ Fulcher
Russ Fulcher is the incumbent U.S. representative for Idaho's 1st Congressional District and the Republican nominee for re-election, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. First elected in 2018 after serving in the Idaho state Senate, his campaign centers on border security, Second Amendment protections, natural-resource and dam management, and fiscal responsibility, per his campaign site.
Kaylee Peterson
Top priorities
- Reject corporate PAC influence and answer to constituents
- Bring grassroots, Idaho-funded representation to Congress
- Focus on everyday working Idahoans over party and insider interests
Per the campaign site.
About Kaylee Peterson
Kaylee Peterson is the Democratic nominee for Idaho's 1st Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. A sixth-generation Idahoan raised in the Eagle foothills, she worked in the service economy before enrolling at the College of Western Idaho, where she double-majored in criminal justice and political science, per her campaign site. Her campaign says she rejects corporate PAC money and answers to constituents rather than party insiders, per her campaign site.
Sarah Zabel
Top priorities
- Advocate for veterans and pursue affordable health care reform
- Apply military and national-security experience to foreign policy decisions
- Protect Idaho's farmers, families, and small businesses from harmful trade policy
Per the campaign site.
About Sarah Zabel
Sarah Zabel is an independent candidate for Idaho's 1st Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. A retired U.S. Air Force major general with 31 years of military service and a resident of northern Idaho, her campaign emphasizes veterans' issues, affordable health care, and applying her national-security background to Congress, per her campaign site.
Brendan Gomez
Brendan Gomez is the Constitution Party nominee for Idaho's 1st Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. He was also the party's nominee for the seat in 2024, per the Idaho Capital Sun. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
About this race
Idaho's 1st Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Idaho primary is Tuesday, May 19, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.